He received a bachelor's of science from Otterbein College and in 1964 a medical doctorate from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He served three years in Germany as a major in the Medical Corps of the U.S. Army. In 1973, he took a position at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) where he was a professor of Pharmacology and Internal Medicine and served as chairman of the Investigational Review Board (IRB) for Human Research. Since 1999, he was the University Compliance Officer. Memorial services are 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Church, New Bremen.